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🏗 Tour Partner Group, a B2B destination management company, has acquired JacTravel and is implementing Nezasa’s TripBuilder platform to improve operations and reach. This technology is expected to decrease time for client offers by 25% and enhance productivity. Their collaboration, a three-year contract, aims to strengthen Tour Partner Group’s market position and grow its B2B2C channel.

💰 BizAway acquires Spanish AI business travel solution Aervio, expanding its technological assets and workforce with most of Aervio's staff joining BizAway's Spanish offices. Aervio, known for its AI tools that reduce travel planning time by 90% through Natural Language Processing, was founded in April 2016. BizAway, with offices in Italy, Spain, Albania, and Dubai and over 360 employees, aims to enhance its platform for better service. Since 2015, BizAway has raised over €50 million, including €35 million in September 2024 from investors like Mayfair Equity Partners, MundiVentures, and others. CEO Luca Carlucci emphasizes the human factor in customer assistance alongside technological growth.

📢 TRYBE, a cloud-native all-in-one booking solution, has integrated ResDiary, a restaurant reservation and table management platform. This integration enables guests to book restaurants with live availability while organizing their spa packages, streamlining interactions between hotel, spa, and dining services. TRYBE Co-Founder, Ricky Daniels, emphasizes the enhanced guest experience and operational simplicity. Colin Winning, Director of ResDiary, highlights the benefits for hotels and guests with this innovative partnership.

🎢 Odysseus Solutions adds Windstar Cruises to its portfolio, marking its entry into boutique sailing and motor yachts. Monish Luthra, the CEO, announces the partnership which brings luxury sailing yacht options to its platform. Windstar Cruises is known for small-ship experiences with 150 to 350 guests, sailing to destinations including Europe, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Windstar will introduce two new ships, Star Seeker in December 2025 and Star Explorer in December 2026.

✈ Paxport Group is launching Air2Pay, a payment solution for airlines to lower card transaction costs via bank transfers. PaxPort, with 30 years in travel technology, aims to simplify and economize airline payments. Air2Pay integrates into Paxport's airline distribution ecosystem, reducing processing fees and payment complexities. Dave Robinson, Pax2pay's Managing Director, emphasizes their commitment to B2B travel payments and their response to airlines' demand for card payment alternatives. Simon Taylor, Paxport's Head of Commercial, highlights their unique position to deliver Air2Pay, leveraging their digital payments and airline connectivity experience.

📱 Fliggy, an online travel services platform, introduced 'AskMe', an AI travel assistant, developed with Alibaba Group, emulating professional travel consultants. 'AskMe' uses proprietary data and Alibaba's Qwen AI for personalised itineraries, operating 24/7. It features real-time, bookable itineraries, live pricing for flights, hotels, and attractions with budget-adjustment capabilities. Additionally, it supports voice commands and generates visually rich itineraries with interactive maps, also allowing for social media sharing.

🏠 At the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, running from 28 April to 1 May in Dubai, AI's role in advancing travel will be highlighted. AI and machine learning capture about two-thirds of global tech investment deals in travel since 2020. Danielle Curtis, ATM Exhibition Director, promises visionary speakers and innovative solutions in booking and data analysis. Cassie Kozyrkov, ex-Google AI expert, will discuss AI adoption in travel on the opening day.

📦 Accelya launches FLX ONE Cargo, a cloud-native platform, to enhance airline cargo operations with AI and machine learning on AWS Cloud. The platform aims for better capacity planning, overbooking strategies, cargo space utilization, and reduces costs. FLX ONE Cargo enables real-time operations, digital connectivity, and offers to settlement lifecycle support. Tim Reiz, the Chief Product & Technology Officer at Accelya, emphasizes the necessity for modern infrastructure in the air cargo industry. The API-first architecture of FLX ONE Cargo complies with IATA standards, including ONE Record.